http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/1814-travel.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/1814-travel.html http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2097270-russian-oligarchs-foot-2014-sochi-olympics.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses. Other countries that have hosted the Olympics have overwhelmingly used pub... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2097270-russian-oligarchs-foot-2014-sochi-olympics.html 2013-05-20T15:51:45Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2097306-turkey-2-brazilians-killed-balloon-crash.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A hot air balloon collided with another balloon mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey and crashed to the ground on Monday, killing two Brazilian tourists and injuring 23 other people on board, officials said. The accident occurred above central Turkey's Cappadocia region, when an ascending balloon st... Mon, 20 May 2013 11:01:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2097306-turkey-2-brazilians-killed-balloon-crash.html 2013-05-20T11:01:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2095080-young-british-girl-drowns-egyptian-resort.html CAIRO (AP) — A senior Egyptian prosecutor says a 5-year-old British girl has drowned in pool at a Red Sea resort. The official, who obtained an initial police report on the accident, says a lifeguard on duty at the resort in Sharm el-Sheikh on Saturday was unable to resuscitate the girl. He says prosecutors are reviewing the safety measures at the hotel. ... Sat, 18 May 2013 15:24:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2095080-young-british-girl-drowns-egyptian-resort.html 2013-05-18T15:24:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2090950-house-immigration-group-reaches-deal.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities. It came after months of secretive talks among the four Republican and four Democratic House members had seemed to stall in recent days e... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:27:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2090950-house-immigration-group-reaches-deal.html 2013-05-17T00:27:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2089870-greek-strikes-halt-air-travel.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Flights in Greece were halted for four hours Thursday as the country's two largest labor unions staged work stoppages to protest austerity measures and a government decision to cancel a teachers' strike. Flights resumed after being grounded between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. (0900-1300 GMT), when air traffic controllers joined the protest c... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2089870-greek-strikes-halt-air-travel.html 2013-05-16T17:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2087986-un-fails-to-reach-nuke-probe-deal-with-iran.html VIENNA (AP) — U.N. nuclear agency officials on Wednesday again failed to reach a deal with Iranian counterparts that would allow the agency to relaunch its probe of suspicions that Tehran might have worked on atomic arms. It was the 10th inconclusive meeting between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran on the issue over the past year and a half... Wed, 15 May 2013 19:37:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2087986-un-fails-to-reach-nuke-probe-deal-with-iran.html 2013-05-15T19:37:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/2083506-prince-harry-tours-storm-damaged-nj-shore.html SEASIDE HEIGHTS, New Jersey (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry toured two New Jersey shore communities devastated by Superstorm Sandy, shaking hands with emergency personnel and construction workers before spending Tuesday afternoon in New York City at events promoting tourism, entrepreneurism and philanthropy. He even got a chance to play a little baseball. I... Tue, 14 May 2013 23:57:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/2083506-prince-harry-tours-storm-damaged-nj-shore.html 2013-05-14T23:57:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2085478-british-prime-minister-prince-visit-nyc-studio.html NEW YORK (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron and Prince Harry visited a design studio in New York City on Tuesday as part of a campaign to promote Britain as a tourist destination and U.S. business partner. The two arrived at Milk Studios on a red double-decker bus. With a view of the Hudson River from a ninth-floor penthouse, the prince and prime... Tue, 14 May 2013 23:57:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2085478-british-prime-minister-prince-visit-nyc-studio.html 2013-05-14T23:57:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2084096-israeli-leader-under-fire-costly-lifestyle.html JERUSALEM (AP) — For years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been saddled with an image of a cigar-smoking, cognac-drinking socialite. Now a new disclosure about his soaring spending on housekeeping, furniture, clothing and other expenses is increasing pressure on him in a country whose leaders once were known for washing their own dishes and taking out the garb... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:59:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2084096-israeli-leader-under-fire-costly-lifestyle.html 2013-05-14T18:59:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2079992-israeli-pm-criticized-installing-bed-plane.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek alternate sleeping arrangements when traveling after receiving a sky-high bill for installing a customized bed on a recent flight to London, officials close to the Israeli leader said. Netanyahu found himself facing a public uproar on Sunday after Channel 10 TV reported over the weekend that he ... Sun, 12 May 2013 21:43:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2079992-israeli-pm-criticized-installing-bed-plane.html 2013-05-12T21:43:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070760-militants-kill-3-yemeni-air-force-pilots-base.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Suspected militants shot and killed three senior Yemeni air force pilots traveling to an air base in the country's south on Wednesday, security officials said. Two gunmen on a motorcycle intercepted the pilots' vehicle in Dubba, an area about 10 kilometers (six miles) outside Al-Annad base in the southern province of Lahj, the official... Wed, 08 May 2013 12:17:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070760-militants-kill-3-yemeni-air-force-pilots-base.html 2013-05-08T12:17:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2070928-wideroe-crew-strike-grounds-flights-norway.html OSLO, Norway (AP) — The Norwegian airline Wideroe says its cabin crew has gone on strike after labor negotiations broke down, grounding all aircraft and stranding 11,000 passengers in Norway and northern Europe. The airline says 312 flight attendants went on strike Wednesday to get their pension program in line with Wideroe's pilots, who are able to deter... Wed, 08 May 2013 10:31:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2070928-wideroe-crew-strike-grounds-flights-norway.html 2013-05-08T10:31:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2068696-bulgarian-honor-bid-washington-stirs-debate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A request by the Bulgarian Embassy to name a Washington intersection after a favorite native son — a man credited with helping save the country's Jewish population from deportation — has gotten tangled up in a broader debate about whether the nation is accurately accounting for the actions of its leaders during the Holocaust. The debate ... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:15:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2068696-bulgarian-honor-bid-washington-stirs-debate.html 2013-05-07T18:15:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2067108-us-safety-oversight-aircraft-repairs-faulted.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's oversight of hundreds of domestic and overseas repair stations that service U.S. airliners is ineffective and doesn't target the factors most likely to present safety risks, the Department of Transportation's inspector general said Monday. The Federal Aviation Administration's supposedly risk-based safety inspection syst... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:44:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2067108-us-safety-oversight-aircraft-repairs-faulted.html 2013-05-06T21:44:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2066108-mamma-mia-abba-museum-opens-stockholm.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — You can thank ABBA for the music. And so much more. A museum devoted to the pop superstars opening in Stockholm on Tuesday will celebrate the band's long list of hits. But it will also show off paraphernalia, including the helicopter featured on the cover of its "Arrival" album, a star-shaped guitar and dozens of glitzy costumes the Swedi... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:08:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2066108-mamma-mia-abba-museum-opens-stockholm.html 2013-05-06T19:08:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2061932-us-orders-visa-checks-arriving-students.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Homeland Security Department ordered border agents to verify that every international student who arrives in the country has a valid student visa, according to an internal memorandum obtained Friday by The Associated Press. The new procedure is the government's first security change directly related to the Boston Marathon bombings last month. ... Fri, 03 May 2013 22:51:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2061932-us-orders-visa-checks-arriving-students.html 2013-05-03T22:51:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2060616-german-wwii-bomber-to-salvaged-uk-coast.html LONDON (AP) — A famous German World War II bomber nicknamed "the flying pencil" has spent decades submerged in the English Channel after being shot down in the Battle of Britain. Now, divers are braving dangerous tides to bring it to the surface. British officials on Friday announced a complex salvage operation just off the Kent coast in southeastern Engl... Fri, 03 May 2013 16:14:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2060616-german-wwii-bomber-to-salvaged-uk-coast.html 2013-05-03T16:14:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2060676-cameras-planes-italy-thieves.html ROME (AP) — Italian police have arrested 29 airport baggage handlers accused of stealing cameras, cellphones and other loot from passengers' luggage, a bust made possible after hidden cameras were installed in airplane cargo holds where the thefts occurred. Italian national carrier Alitalia said Friday it cooperated with police at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci... Fri, 03 May 2013 12:00:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2060676-cameras-planes-italy-thieves.html 2013-05-03T12:00:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2056100-friends-bombing-suspect-immigration-court.html BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for two men friendly with the Boston Marathon bombing suspect say their clients have been extensively interviewed by federal investigators. Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, both originally from Kazakhstan, appeared via video for a visa violation hearing in immigration court in Boston on Wednesday. They have been held in a count... Wed, 01 May 2013 15:30:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2056100-friends-bombing-suspect-immigration-court.html 2013-05-01T15:30:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2055674-van-gogh-museum-reopens-with-display-craft.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has reopened after a seven-month renovation, kicking off with "Van Gogh At Work," an exhibition that shows the famously tortured artist's working methods right down to his paints, brushes and other tools. Appropriately, the final painting curators hung Wednesday was a self-portrait in which Vincent Van Gog... Wed, 01 May 2013 15:29:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2055674-van-gogh-museum-reopens-with-display-craft.html 2013-05-01T15:29:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2054356-russia-elder-boston-suspect-under-surveillance.html MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — Russian agents placed the elder Boston bombing suspect under surveillance during a six-month visit to southern Russia last year, then scrambled to find him when he suddenly disappeared after police killed a Canadian jihadist, a security official told The Associated Press. U.S. law enforcement officials have been trying to determ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:37:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2054356-russia-elder-boston-suspect-under-surveillance.html 2013-04-30T20:37:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2051918-spains-el-celler-de-roca-worlds-no-1-eatery.html Spain once again is home to the world's top restaurant. Avant-garde eatery El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain, was named to the No. 1 spot on Restaurant magazine's annual ranking of the world's 50 best restaurants during a ceremony in London on Monday. Rene Redzepi's innovative Danish restaurant Noma had held the honor for the past three years, after ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:30:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2051918-spains-el-celler-de-roca-worlds-no-1-eatery.html 2013-04-29T21:30:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2051212-virgin-galactic-spaceship-1st-powered-flight.html MOJAVE, California (AP) — Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo made its first powered flight Monday, breaking the sound barrier in a test over the Mojave Desert that moves the company closer to its goal of flying paying passengers on brief hops into space. "It couldn't have gone more smoothly," said Sir Richard Branson, who British tycoon owns the spaceline wit... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:04:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2051212-virgin-galactic-spaceship-1st-powered-flight.html 2013-04-29T19:04:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2051534-holocaust-survivors-veterans-gather-dc-museum.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Elderly survivors of the Holocaust and the veterans who helped liberate them gathered for what could be their last big reunion Monday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. One thousand survivors and World War II vets joined with former President Bill Clinton and Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust activist Elie Wiesel to mark the m... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:06:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2051534-holocaust-survivors-veterans-gather-dc-museum.html 2013-04-29T18:06:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2050504-powerful-blast-injures-35-prague.html PRAGUE (AP) — A powerful blast believed to be a gas explosion ripped open an office building in the center of Prague on Monday, injuring at least 35 people and sending shockwaves through the Old Town tourist district. The blast shattered windows in the scenic area of charming streets and postcard-pretty buildings, sending glass flying. Authorities closed ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:44:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2050504-powerful-blast-injures-35-prague.html 2013-04-29T16:44:29Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2050502-croatias-referendum-golf-project-fails.html DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — A landmark referendum held in Croatia has failed to derail plans for the construction of a large golf complex that could change the face of the ancient walled tourist resort of Dubrovnik. Officials said Monday the referendum failed because only 31 percent of Dubrovnik voters cast their ballots Sunday. The official requirement for... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:22:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2050502-croatias-referendum-golf-project-fails.html 2013-04-29T09:22:57Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2048490-croatians-to-vote-golf-historic-referendum.html DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — In 1991, Croatians voted for independence and then last year to join the European Union. Now, in only the third referendum ever in the country, the residents of the postcard-pretty Adriatic sea resort of Dubrovnik will vote on the construction of a massive golf complex on a hill above their ancient walled tourist city. The implic... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:20:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2048490-croatians-to-vote-golf-historic-referendum.html 2013-04-27T12:20:04Z